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Maybe E2E, but the data eventually has to be decrypted to read it. Then you learn that every modern CPU has a built-in backdoor, a dedicated processor core, ru
by mmh0000 9mo ago
Maybe E2E, but the data eventually has to be decrypted to read it.
Then you learn that every modern CPU has a built-in backdoor, a dedicated processor core, running a closed-source operating system, with direct access to the entire system RAM, and network access. [a][b][c][d].
You can not trust any modern hardware.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Engine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Engine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_Platform_Security_Processor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_Platform_Security_Processo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_architecture_family#Security_extensions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_architecture_family#Securi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_and_privacy_of_iOS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_and_privacy_of_iOS
- dmitrygr 9mo agoSome of those things are not like the others. TrustZone is not a dedicated core. It is a mode of the CPU, akin to x86's SMM